Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] be give [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir — Both the government and the opposition parties have been given one clear ringing message by the voters in the election : that environmental issues are of little or no concern to them . |
| 2 | If those resources had been given three or four years ago , we would not have the long delays that lead to so much misery , and the small number of non-genuine asylum seekers would not be here for longer than we would all want . |
| 3 | Nurse Beverley Allitt who killed four babies has been given thirteen life sentences . |
| 4 | Nurse Beverley Allitt who killed four babies has been given thirteen life sentences . |
| 5 | He reminded the House that the police had been given forty-eight hours notification of the proposed route : ‘ Honourable members on this side of the House who in this respect are charging him [ Paisley ] with gross civic and social irresponsibility must also charge the police with exactly the same thing . ’ |
| 6 | The four men have been given thousands of pounds worth of baking machinery . |